Weather-strip.



G. B. FORD. WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 1908.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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lUNllTFlB @T CHARLES B. FORD, OF BURLINGTON, KANSAS.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. April 20, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GHARLEs B. FORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Coffey and State 1 oit' Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lWeather-Strips; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved weather strip for windows and doors.

rlhe object of the invention is to provide a cheaply constructed weather strip which will when applied make an air tight closure under all conditions.

Another object is to provide a spring pressed weather strip which as the wood shrinks or becomes worn will move forward under the action of its spring and closely hug the sash and the window, and thereby serve also as an anti-rattler for loose windows.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying` drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a portion of a window showing this improved strip applied and with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof, Fig. 3 is a perspective view taken from the rear of a portion of the stationary member of the strip, and Fig. is a plan view of a portion of the movable strip member.

ln the embodiment illustrated a stationary member l, is shown adapted to be secured by any suitable means to a window casing, to a door frame, or it may be secured to the door or window as desired. This member takes the place of the ordinary window stop and has a recess 2, extending longitudinally thereof to form a housing for the springs 3, and for the movable member 5, which slides transversely therein. This recess is prefern ably formed by cutting out a portion of the under face of the strip forming a shoulder 2l, to which the springs 3 are preferably attached at one end. These springs 3 may be made in any desired form, and as shown comprise bent plate springs attached at one Patented May 25, 1909.

Serial No. 428,137.

end to the shoulder t, at intervals and having the other end arranged to bear against the inner edge of the movable member 5. This member 5 is provided with a plurality of transversely extending slots, as 6, arranged at intervals throughout the length thereof, through which screws as 7, carried by the member l are adapted to pass and engage the window casing, or other support to which the device is attached for holding the parts in operative position. These slots G permit the member 5 to move laterally relatively to the member l under the action of the springs 3, which force said member normally outward and the movement of said member 5 is limited in both directions by the opposite end walls of these slots.

A rearwardly curved member 8, is preferably attached to the outer edge of the member 5 and constructed as shown with its free end curved over the member l and is designed to compress the member 5 against the tension of the springs when it is desired to raise or lower the window with the least amount of friction, and is especially adapted for use at the hinged side of a door, or the window sill so that the door or window as the case may be will come in contact with these curved members 8, which are arranged at various intervals, and force the movable member 5 inward to permit the door or window to close.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention.

l. A weather strip comprising a fixed member having a recess formed in one edge throughout its length, a laterally movable member arranged to operate in said recess, a spring disposed in said recess adapted to engage said movable member to hold it normally in projected position, said movable member having transversely arranged slots, screws carried by said fixed member and passing through the slots in said movable member, and a member carried by said movllt) able member and curved backivardly over the fixed member for depressing said member against the tension of the spring.

2. A Weather strip comprising a fixed member having a recess formed in one edge throughout its length, a laterally movable member arranged to operate in said recess,

a spring disposed in said recess adapted to engage said movable member to hold it normally in projected position, said movable member having transversely arranged slots, screws carried by said fixed member and passing through the slots in said movable member, and means operable by the closure to which the device is applied for depressing said movable strip against the tension of its spring.

8. A Weather strip comprising a Xed member, a spring pressed member mounted to move laterally relatively thereto, and a member carried by said movable member and curved rearwardly over the fixed member to adapt said movable member to be depressed against the tension of its spring by the closure of the frame to which the strip is applied.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tivo subscribing Witnesses.

CHAS. B. FORD,

lVitnesses W'. H. GRAY, J. D. FRAZILER. 

